to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
headquarters; head office; main office
property; fortune; means; assets
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
foreign; abroad; overseas
remittance; sending money
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
cooperation; collaboration
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
regret; repentance; remorse
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
landing; alighting; touch down
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
beyond that point; after that
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
just now; a moment ago; this very minute